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Walsh Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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150 North Nevada,
Walsh CO 81090

(719) 324-5262

63.33% estimated occupancy 1

Walsh Healthcare Center is a small government-owned nursing home in Walsh, Colorado. After receiving an A overall grade, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 facilities in Colorado. You simply can not do any better than this nursing home. This nursing home also received consistently good ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • No Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - Hospital district

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Optometry

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Our nursing score is primarily tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning residents at least once a day.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Turning to inspections, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's inspection reports. We awarded it a grade of A for that category. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. We were not able to locate deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without complete deficiency data for this facility, it is challenging to grade the place in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the next area, this facility also received a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. Our short-term care scores are presumably most important for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In the last category we analyzed, this facility was given an impressive grade grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home completed a very impressive profile. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Walsh Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 1.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 5% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 1.25% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 22.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 21.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 5.41% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 8.57% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating. Some would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 14.25% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Walsh Healthcare Center, 14.25% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.